Weather Watch 4 meteorologists predicted the first accumulating snowfall of the season, but Pittsburgh-area residents said it still felt like a shock when they looked out their windows to see snow pouring down and the grass covered in white.

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The snowfall made for a messy morning commute in places. Sky 4 captured the shot of the morning when a tractor trailer and salt truck collided on the turnpike between Irwin and New Stanton. The collision took out a chunk of the median and sent the driver of the salt truck to the hospital with a minor injury.

Traffic snarled on the New Kensington Bridge where icy conditions led to a four car pile-up. No injuries were reported.

Some of the bigger trucks proved to be no match for slippery routes. A pickup truck slid into the guardrail at a parkway east on-ramp in Wilkinsburg.

“First thing I thought of was here we go again,” said Melvin Hubbard El of Homewood.

“The reality set in and it's like already -- but that's living in Pittsburgh,” said Paul Dell of Highland Park.

Whatever was blooming Monday had frozen over. Road crews and many people were forced into clean-up mode.

“I had to clean off two cars this morning. Again, it just shows you this is what you get in Pittsburgh. Get ready for it. We're going to have more coming down the road,” said El.